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Geese, Grass, and Trees

Hybrid Populus trees grew only half as tall when weeded by geese as did those in herbicide-treated plots. Although geese may be useful for controlling weeds in some hardwood plantations, soil type may limit their use in some situations. Geese did not eat the leaves of young hybrid Populus, but they did damage 6 percent of the small shoots by stepping on them.


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Author(s): Edward A. Hansen, Daniel A. Netzer

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 35, Number 1 (1984)

Volume: 35

Number: 1